Boy Inventor's Fire Woes Spark Iron Thermostat Idea
Cambridge boy John Spencer, at fifteen in Maine, dreams in the woods and invents a heat responsive thermostat for furnaces and irons. His device uses a two-metal disc that flexes with temperature to shut off and resume power, a concept born from sawmill life and early experiments with steam engines. He foresees broad uses from flatirons to locomotives and notes city life offers distractions, while time in the woods trains hands and mind.
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ambridge
Mass
John enuer
Maine
Al’ Spencer
nadie sel
neal
Political quarrel over letters and publication in Wisconsin
Governor Blaine and publisher Dante M. Pierce clash over a four year old letter praising the Wisconsin Farmer, with Emery denying unauthorized use. The exchange includes Blaine telegrams accusing misrepresentation and Pierce vowing further commentary on Wisconsin tax policy. The dispute escalates amid charged rhetoric and public dispute over editorials and sentiment.
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Blaine
Pierce
Wisconsin Farmer Magazine
Telegram
Madison
Wis
John J. Blaine
Dante M. Pierce
Wisconsin Warmer
Governor Blaine
J. Q. Emery
Wisconsin Farmer
Emery
Plorce
big magazine
Wisconsin
Plerce
Standard Oil
Faery
Tennessee
United States
Bandits kill two capture one in Manchuria
United Press reports bandits killed Morgan Palmer and his servant near Harbin on the Sungari River while Palmer, an American organizer for the Manchurian Development Company, led a ranch operation. Dr Harvey Howard, head of ophthalmological studies at Rockefeller linked college in Peking, was captured. The American consul at Harbin and officials in Peking arranged inquiries and representations to Mars hall Chang Tso Lin. Howard previously studied at Michigan and Pennsylvania and worked in Canton before joining Rockefeller efforts in Peking.
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United Press
Peking
Supgari river
Harbin
Morgan Palmer
Harvey Howard
Rocckefeller institute
Burbin
Chang Tso Lin
Manchuria
Palmer
Peking legation 8
foreign office
New York
Rockefeller Foundation
opthalmological medal college
foundation
Amur
Sungari
Higson
James
R. S. Greene
China medical board
Northwasad
Howard
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Canton
Rockefeller organization
Chicago
Paul Orlando
Amelia
Mary
Louise
Orlando
Mine Disaster Report At Coal Mine Thirty Miles From Town
A heavy blast at a coal mine fifty miles from town left miners trapped. It is unclear if any are dead or alive as rescue teams work to reach the site. The mine is owned by OC Ton and Coal Co in Cats.
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benin
OC Ton and Coal Co
Cats
Berets at Sho Beach Highlight Waterways Event
An apparent fragment notes a gathering near the water with mentions of Gugene Wine and Buard, north of a coastal area. Specific places and dates are unclear, but the piece hints at a maritime or beach event involving a group or organization and a speaker. The readable text is fragmented and lacks complete names or actions.
Expert predicts quake for July 25 26 continues on page 7
Faenza Italy V Professor Bendan di noted seismologist whose recent predictions have been fulfilled largely predicted a terrific quake in Alaska and North America on July 25 or 26. He also forecast a new earthquake in Japan on the 30th.
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United Press
Faenza
Italy
VProfessor
Bendandi
Alaska
North American
Japan
Bandits Loot Cascade Laundry After Fatal Raid on Employees
Chicago report says burglars raided the Cascade laundry on the south side early today, killing employee Arthur Long and injuring two others. They clubbed workers, looted the safe, and fled with an undetermined amount of cash as finger print experts awaited access to the scene.
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Chicago
Cascade
Charles Downey
George Vogt
Arthur Long
Arthur Johnson
Mash in Sewers Triggers City Clean‑Up on Alabama and Tenth
A mash party in a Sheboygan district overran sewers near Alabama avenue and Tenth street. Crews labored for 24 hours to extract mash clogging pipes, with grain sprouting and widespread odors. City officials warn residents to keep pets tied as sanitation workers remove substances from the clogged sewers.
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Alabama avenue
Tenth street
Board of Public Works
Foley
Arthur Slinze
Sheboygan
Fourth street
Bluff avenue
Alabama
Tax Reduction Plan Aims To Lop Off 500 Million
President Coolidge plans an informal announcement of a tax reduction that could remove 500 million dollars from income tax returns. Discussions with Senator Curtis and Secretary Mellon shape a September to October draft for Congress. Two key factors boost the figure: a July 1 treasury surplus near 250 million and Mellon’s evidence that lower tax rates raise revenue by widening taxable income. The administration backs a maximum surtax near 20 percent.
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HERBERT B. LITTLE
United Press
Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
white house
Washington
Senator Curtis
treasury
Mellon
Forgotten negro to hang June 19 in Oklahoma
Johnny Washington, a condemned Black murderer in McAlester, was found alive after a supposed June 19 execution date. Jackson county residents prompted checks with Governor Trapp and the courts. Officials say no appeal was on file and no decision on electrocuting him has been made.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Johnny Washington
McAlester
Johnny
Jackson county
Trapp
criminal court of appeals
Johnny stills
Key
Dr Jekyll and Hyde Doctor Held for Death in Minnesota
Minneapolis police report a doctor who used dual personas to boost income faces manslaughter charges after the death of Mrs. Lucille Barry following an alleged illegal operation. Dr James J Phelan and Dr W T Stevens ran professional suites for elite clients in downtown Minneapolis. Stevens confessed and planned to plead guilty in Municipal Court. Phelan’s real name is given as the doctor’s true identity.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Jekyll-Hyde
Jones
Lucille Barry
Jm. J. Phelan
W. T Stevens
Nicollette avenue
Andrew Crummy
Phelan Stevens
Phelan
Dr. Stevens
Reichstag backs government policy in foreign vote
Berlin deputies approved the government’s foreign policy in a confidence motion by 235 to 158. The vote underscores party alignment on international matters and solidifies current diplomatic stance amid ongoing global tensions.
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United Press
Berlin
Reichstag
ment
Demands for Strong Chinese Government Rise After Palmer Killing
United Press reports Morgan Palmer was killed and Dr Harvey Howard captured in the Surgar river district as Americans press for a centralized Chinese authority. Officials note the region is volatile and long controlled by bandits, seeking a decisive government to protect lives and property.
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LUDWELL DENNY
United Press
Washington
C-Americas
Morgan Palmer
Surgar river
Harvey Howard
Peking
Supgari
Milwaukee men arrested for impersonating federal officers
Milwaukee police detained William Loose alias Adolph Loose, a former prohibition agent and ex deputy sheriff, and Robert Crockroft who has a Milwaukee court record. They were arrested on a warrant from the U S district attorney charging impersonating federal officers. The pair visited Chief Flood and later were taken to Milwaukee for hearing.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Chief Flood
William Loose
Adolph Loose
prohibition
eax
Robert Cocroft
United States district attorney
Jornal
Loose
Cocroft
Michigan avenue
Flood
Bob
Whit Loox
lood
Wisconsin Power and Light Executives Meet in Sheboygan
Wisconsin Power and Light and affiliated companies held a quarterly meeting on the fourth floor of the National Security building in Sheboygan to discuss operating problems and general policy. Attending were executives from Madison Ripon Fond du Lac Portage Oshkosh Beaver Dam and other Wisconsin towns, with local Sheboygan representatives F M Hervey L P Fesenden and Arthur Kolste.
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Wisconsin Power and Light company
National Security building
Wisconsin
E. M. Hervey
Ripon
Hervey
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Southern Wisconsin Power company
Wisconsin River Power company
G. C. Neff
Madison
M. H. Frank
W. F. Rellmer
A. E. Gerg
M. Haber
J. PP. Merten
A. A. Oldfield
V. Todd
F. Whitely
F. W. Cowen
Fond du Lac
R. G. Walter
W. JD. Baker
K. F. Green
E. J. Kallevang
T. F. Keefe
Douglas Shaw
I. T. Scott
J. Hi. Verheyden
FF. H. Chambers
C. F. Dobson
F. F. Guild
Jiayes
W. B. Huebe her
T. N. Langum
W. W. Rusch
J. Zweek
C. 1. Turner
L. Me Williams
G. iI. Din
Janesville
A. Soderstrom
Mineral Point
H. KR. Smith
Berlin
O. Washburn
De Forest
C. Unederkoffer
Baraboo
W. F. Turner
Monroe
Sheboygan
F. M. Hervey
L. P. Fessenden
Arthur Kolste
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